I ran into Egbert on the way out of Epic on Saturday. He was carrying a big cooler in through the front door. I asked him what it was for and he said “we’re gonna make sandwiches” like it was something everybody does at a skatepark. In reality, he had some sort of skit planned for this X-mas video, but Thomas NIchols had a freak accident and ended up breaking his arm after a flat bar mishap. Grover keeps trying to get me to ride that thing too. I’m glad I ignored him. Watch the Merde-ee Christmas vid after the jump, plus bonus footage of Nichols’ part in another vid for Auviq.

Absolutely no information on this video shot off a TV screen at all. I was going to guess late 70’s for this, but I’m thinking it may be a mid- 80’s vid with some old props. Nerd and Destroy. – Thanks to Andrew Mendoza for the tip.

Welcome Skateboards has a long time relationship with the Sorcery 118 crew. In fact they even released a Sorcery deck. If you haven’t watched any of the Sorcery videos, you should. Most of their vids are street and parks, but here’s some rare vert ramp action in honor of Grover’s return from Michigan. Sorcery crew is a prolific, you could spend hours there.

This is goofy and fun to watch. If you can’t have fun with skateboarding that falls out of your own personal style then.. oh I give up. I don’t actually, because I’m still posting this. Some interesting cinematography. Bookmarked inside the wacky costumes and tomfoolery is some amazingly technical skating. At times, essentially masterful freestyle moves done on giant oversized boards. I hope you enjoy it, and if not, choke on it. From Loaded Longboards: Of Troglodytes and Men.

Cory Woods is premiering his long-filming video titled Time Lapsed on Friday, October 29th at the Academy Theater in Portland. Showtime is 8:30 and admission is $3. Trailer after the jump. – Thanks to tom Bender for the tip.

Snort. I am dreading the flame war that I’m about to start by posting this video. I don’t need or want to hear any arguments for or against drugs. Just try to enjoy the video from a visual standpoint. – Thanks to Douglas for the tip.

Here’s a video from a shop in Atlanta called Stratosphere. These guys went on on a road trip to a land of magical concrete that looks amazing, I wish I knew where all these parks were…. Oh yeah. Dang that Lincoln City looks fun. Check out the vid after the jump. – Thanks to Eric Fleming for the tip.

Check out this video sponsored by Converse Skateboarding Mexico (Owned By Nike USA… Get over it!) It’s about skateboarding in Mexico, but it’s not a straight up documentary, more of a loose collection of on camera interviews and archival footage, mixed with modern footage. It’s not jut a trip down memory lane, however. There is a lot footage of those old guys (still) skating today. There’s a nice segue from that segment that ends with a 40 year old rail slider revealing a 22 year old kicking off a street segment. On top of that, friends of the site Art and Steve Godoy and John Aguilar are featured in this video which is titled simply Skater. Nice shirt John! Embedding is disabled, so you have to watch it here.

I was going mention this video was highly derivative of the Far East Network video segment billiards, but sources claim this Cliché (skateboards) video came out way back in 2004. It’s the human turntable effect. Well done. – Thanks to Sarib for the tip.

Status report. The pedestrian bridge in the background is slated for removal. Something to do with a new bridge going up somewhere nearby tied into mass transit expansion. I’m not sure why you have to tear one down to build another one somewhere else, but it works out to our favor. Tearing down the bridge somehow equates to nobody caring what happens there. It’s kind of a no-mans land, not really owned by anyone. If the park doesn’t interfere with bridge demolition then Trimet is cool with it. Heck, the construction company in charge has indicated an interest in donating some concrete. Pretty much the only speed bump left is getting the spot added under the neighborhood development committee’s insurance. I guess since the property isn’t Portland Parks, it’s not covered like the rest of the skateparks. Great story so far. We’ll keep you posted on any progress. In the mean time, enjoy this Merde (Sponsor Luv!) footage from last week’s benefit. That still looks familiar.